Definitions for easily
ˈi zə li, ˈiz lieas·i·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. easily, easyadverb

   with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

   "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

2. easilyadverb

   without question

   "easily the best book she's written"

3. well, easilyadverb

   indicating high probability; in all likelihood

   "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. easilyadverb

   Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.

2. easilyadverb

   Without difficulty.

3. easilyadverb

   Absolutely, without question

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Easilyadverb

   Etymology: from easy.

   1. Without difficulty.

   Those move swiftly, and at great distance; but they require a medium well disposed, and their transmission is easily stopped. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 647.

   She ask’d the reason of his woe;
   She ask’d, but with an air and mien,
   That made it easily foreseen
   She fear’d too much to know. Matthew Prior.

   2. Without pain; without disturbance; in tranquillity.

   Is it not to bid defiance to all mankind to condemn their universal opinions and designs, if, instead of passing your life as well and easily, you resolve to pass it as ill and as miserable as you can? William Temple.

   3. Readily; without reluctance.

   I can easily resign to others the praise of your illustrious family. John Dryden, State of Innocence. Dedic. to.

   Not soon provok’d, she easily forgives;
   And much she suffers, as she much believes. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. easily

   Easily is an adverb that describes something being done without difficulty or effort. It refers to an action that is performed with ease, in a manner not causing trouble or strain. It can also mean likely or readily, if referred to a potential outcome or result.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Easilyadverb

   with ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen

2. Easilyadverb

   without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily

3. Easilyadverb

   readily; without reluctance; willingly

4. Easilyadverb

   smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without /umult or discord

5. Easilyadverb

   without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily

6. Etymology: [From Easy.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. easilyadverb

   In an easy manner.

   He loved his sport and easily achieved his goals and aspirations.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 11, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1019

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1402

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Adverbs Frequency: #101

Anagrams for easily »

1. Yalies

2. elysia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of easily in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of easily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of easily in a Sentence

1. Drew Wright:

   You know when you get ill, you think about what's really important to you. And you take stock, you know ? i could have very easily said you know politics don't matter. But the fact is they do matter.

2. Maxine Whittaker:

   Even if malaria doesn't seem to be a major problem in your country, you've got to finish off the job, and even if you have eliminated it from your own country, it can easily spread across borders.

3. Benjamin Andrews:

   This problem is most easily illustrated with the example situation where I divert the lava flow to save my house, but as a result, the lava flow destroys someone else's house, as a result of these two factors, lava flows are generally not stopped or diverted.

4. Sunday Maryland:

   We talked about it. If we play a (first) half like that, that'll be easily a 30-point spread, we came out with a great punch, but then we let them back in the game. We didn't sustain it.

5. Barbara Muschietti:

   What was probably more important to me was resemblance, physical resemblance, i get turned off very easily when I see a movie with two timelines and the actors don't look alike. It's enough for me to disengage, so I wanted to start this movie with that already clear, people already believing that it could be the same character.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=easily
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Easily
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=easily
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easily